Karnataka

Udupi, June 17: Burglars entered two jewellery shops at Kota village on Wednesday night and took away gold and silver ornaments worth Rs. 9.25 lakh. According to the Kota police, burglars entered the jewellery shop of Dayananda Acharya and took away ornaments worth Rs. 9 lakh. The burglars entered the jewellery shop of B. Sitaram Achar in the same village and made good with silver ornaments worth

Udupi, June 17: One person drowned and one house was damaged owing to heavy rain in Udupi district on Thursday. Sources in the Kundapur taluk office said Uday Poojary (40) drowned after he slipped and fell into the Chakra river at Kudru in Katbelthur village. Sources in the Udupi taluk office said that 50 metres of sea wall was washed away at Padukere near Udyavara village. The house of Jayanti

Mangalore, June 16: The hard work of children of police personnel serving under the limits of Dakshina Kannada rural district and Mangalore City Commissionerate was paid off when they got scholarship on Thursday at the auditorium of City Police Commissionerate here, courtesy entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronald Colaco. As many as 11 PUC and 26 SSLC academically bright children took home

Mangalore, June 16: Somany Ceramis Ltd, one of the leading players in the Indian ceramic industry on Thursday inaugurated the first 'Somany Exclusive Showroom' at Imperial Tiles, Essel Centre, MG Raod in the city. The showroom was inaugurated by Tapan Jena, joint president (sales and marketing), Somany Ceramics Ltd. Speaking on the occasion he said: “Karnataka is a very strong market for us and by

Mangalore, June 16: Nearly two months after getting bail from Karnataka High Court, an Ullal based youth, who was arrested three years ago by interstate police on terrorism charges, has been finally released on Thursday, June 16, from Bangalore Central Jail located in Parappana Agrahara. The 22-year-old Javed Ali, was dragged out of his home at Ullal along with his father, Mohammed Ali (60), in a

Mangalore, June 16: Deputy Inspector General of Prisons VS Raju on Thursday, June 16, visited district prison in the city for inspection. The visit comes a day after Rashid Malbari, an associate of underworld don Chotta Shakeel, claimed that weapons were stored in the jail. However, after the inspection DIG told media persons that no weapons were found despite officials carried out a thorough

Mangalore, June 16: A lonely woman was forcefully evicted from her abode at Nantur Padav in the city on Wednesday thanks to the landlords who is accused of employing goons to throw household things and utensils out of the house. According to 45 year old Girijamma, the goons dragged her out of the home despite she appealed repeatedly to give her some time. “I have no other place to go now. This is

Udupi, June 16: Udupi DCIB police have arrested a person and reportedly recovered 349 grams of ganja worth Rs 8,000 from him. He was trying to sell the stuff near a footwear shop on JLB road. The arrested is Raju (62), a resident of Vadera Hobli at Kundapur. Following the tip off, police arrested him while he was waiting his customers near a footwear shop wrapping the ganja in a plastic bag. A

Mangalore, June 16: Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshawara Temple, Badaga Yedapadavu, Mijar here is organising the Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Cross Country Monsoon Marathon with a cash prize totalling over Rs 7 lakh on August 15. Separate events will be held for men and women in five categories: professional sportspersons marathon (42.195 km), villagers half-marathon (21.095 km), senior citizens walkathon

Kasargod, Jun 16: A special court in Ernakulam allowed CBI to carry out narco-analysis tests on accused arrested in connection with the mysterious death of former Mangalore Qazi CM Abdullah Musliyar Chembarikka. The CBI team had sought permission from the court to subject 18 suspected to narco-analysis.The court has positively responded to the demand of CBI as the normal interrogations so far